Although I have lived most of my life without a TV (or telly to reassert by Britishness, though why I should want to do that....), I am very good and picking up the boxsets on special at HMV or what used to be Virgin and is now "zavvi". My latest acquisition is the first series of Dead Like Me. It follows the "life" of George, an 18 year old who was killed by a toilet seat from the MIR space station as she adjusts to being undead and being a reaper. It has a great case of supporting characters and many laugh out loud moments.
I'd encountered Bryan Fuller, the creator of the show, previously via Wonderfalls; a show that only aired a few episodes before being cancelled (boo hiss and the DVD is only Region 1; booboo hisshiss). Wonderfalls is similarly quirky and more engaging in my opinion but Dead Like Me managed to stick it out for two seasons. I seem to have a bad track record with cancelled shows as another of my favourites is Firefly, though that did appear in big screen format as Serenity. I am obviously not their target audience (especially as I don't own a TV, though most of these shows are American). Most of the time I do have the advantage that I know a particular show has been cancelled by the time the costs of the DVD boxsets come down enough that I would consider purchasing them. I don't experience the carpet being jerked out from under me (clichetorically speaking).
I'd encountered Bryan Fuller, the creator of the show, previously via Wonderfalls; a show that only aired a few episodes before being cancelled (boo hiss and the DVD is only Region 1; booboo hisshiss). Wonderfalls is similarly quirky and more engaging in my opinion but Dead Like Me managed to stick it out for two seasons. I seem to have a bad track record with cancelled shows as another of my favourites is Firefly, though that did appear in big screen format as Serenity. I am obviously not their target audience (especially as I don't own a TV, though most of these shows are American). Most of the time I do have the advantage that I know a particular show has been cancelled by the time the costs of the DVD boxsets come down enough that I would consider purchasing them. I don't experience the carpet being jerked out from under me (clichetorically speaking).
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